Protective cover for bath fixtures



April 6 1926. 1,579,530

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Application filed A.ug11at a1, 1925. Serial No. 53,449.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MAX HELLER and JAMES MARTIN HOWLETT, citizens of the. United States, residing'at Gary, county of Lake and State of Indiana, have invented certain, new and useful Improvements in Protective Covers for Bath Fixtures; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to. make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanya ing drawings,

and to the characters of refer ence marked, thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to protective covers forbath fixtures'and has reference more particularly to means for covering built-in bath tubs so as to protect the surface against injury during lathing, plastering and other finishing operations in the construction of built-in bath tubs is becoming increasingly revalent. In order to install such tubs it 1s necessary that the tub shall be put into position before the room is fin- The use of orcelain surface is constantly exposed to injury from sand and paint that may drop upon the same, and besides this, the workmen often use the bath tub as a support and When this is done the sand and grit on the shoes .of the workmen scratch and injure the 'surface to such an extent that when the buildingis finished the bathtub is partly.

destroyed. I

It is'th'e object of this invention to provide a fibrouslining, preferably constructed of thin, tough cardboard or other'suitable ma-- terial, which is out into pieces so shapedthat they can be packed in a flat condition and readily bent and fitted to the interior of the bath tub. The surfaces of these pieces which is to come into contact with the bath -tub are usually provided with paste that can bev moistened and which will serve to make the protective lining adhere" closely to the surface of the tub.

Our invention can be more readily understood and more clearly described -i f,refer- 'ence is'hadto the accompanying drawing in which the same hasheen illustrated and inwhicl 1- This means that thehighly polished somewhat like that shown in- Fig. 4. 7

piece comprises a bottom member 3 that B. Thelengths of t Fig. 1 shows a plan view of a bath tub that has had my protective lining applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tub shown in Fig.1, looking in the direction of arrow 2.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one end of the tub, beingjshownin cross section taken along line 3'3 Fig. 1 and shows one of the lining sections in place therein. 1 Fig. 4 is a view showing the shape of thelining before it is bent into form to be attached to the tub.

Fig. 5 is apla'n View of one of the protec I tivepieces'employed at each end of the tub.

Fig. 6 is a view showing protective apron,

for the front sideof the tub, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective View showing the piece illustrated in Fig. 4 bent into proper shape to be applied to the tub.

In the drawing numeral 1 represents a bath tub of the built-in type and has been illustrated as being formed of porcelain. These tubs usually have three sides in con-.

tact with the walls of the room in which they are installed and as above explained 'must be installed before the room is finished.

It is our desire to protect the exposedsurfaces and for this-reason I have provided two pieces of. cardboard whose sha e is ach is of thewidth of the bottom of the tub and substantially half the length of the tub. Attached to one end of this bottom member like section, leaving a-triangular space designated by numeral '5. 'The othersedge is curved in the manner indicated at 6, the

whole being so designed that it can bebent into the shape shown in Fig. 7 The side nearest to the lining of the; tub is provided with strips of paste indicated bynumeral f1,

are wing portions 4 that have been formed 1 from the same piece by cutting out a wedgewhich serve to make'the protective lining stick to the porcelain surface.

' Two of'these protective members bent into the form shown'in Fig. 7 are applied to the tub in the manner indicated in F ig. 1, where they have been designated by letters A and,

e pieces 3" are such that they overlap in the manner shown in..Fig. and this, also serves to make the parts suitable for tubs of different lengths.

The flanges or outer edges of the parts 6 are a curved over in the manner indicated by numeral 8 in Fig. 7 and are stuck to the upper edge of the tub by means of the paste above referred to.

When these two protective members are in place, the inner side and the bottom of the tub are fully protected. The ends, however, have portions exposed beyond the flanges 8, and in order to protect these we have provided two end members 9, cut into the shape shown in Fig. and provided with strips of paste 10 in the same manner asparts A and B. These end members 9 are putinto place on top of the ends of the tub and protect the surfaces that are not covered by the flanges 8.

In order to protect the front side of the tub, we have provided an apron 11 which is cut to fit the outer or front. side of the tub and is attached thereto by means of the strips of paste 7.

It will be apparent from the above description that We have provided a simple and inexpensive means which makes it possible to completely protect the finished surface of built-in bath tubs while the building is being constructed. This lining or protective covering can be readily detached, and if not too roughly used can be removed and applied to other tubs, although this is not essential as the material of which they aving now described our invention what we claim as new is:

1. A lining for bath tubs comprising two out out members formed from cardboard, said members having a bottom portion of a length slightly greater than one-half the length of the bottom of the tub and a width substantially equal to the bottom of the tub, and side members integrally connected to the bottom, said side members having a width greater than the height of the sides of the tub and adapted to be flanged over the upper edge of the tub, said members having one side provided with strips of paste for securing them to the tub. I

2. A' protective covering for bath tubs comprising a pair of lining members shaped to fit the ends of the tub and slightly longer than one-half the length of the tub, so that they will overlap, end members adapted to be attached to the upper end surface of the tub ends and .an apron adapted to be attached to the front side of the tub.

In testimony whereoflwe afiix our signatures.

MAX HELLER; JAMES MARTIN HOWLETT. 

